SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS 19 
Cucumber—Continued 
Gherkins or West India. 
Very small, fruit covered with 
spines, and used only for 14% 
to 2 inch pickles; extremely 
prolific. The vine resembles 
the watermelon and may be 
run over an arbor or trellis. 
Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; 1%4-Ib., 
65c.; lb., $2.00. 
FOR SLICING AND LARGE PICKLES 
Early White Spine. An old favorite, medium 
sized variety, bright green, smooth and prolific. 
Per pkt., 10c.; 0z., 20c.; %4-Ib., 55c.; Ib., $1.75. 

Longfellow Cucumber 
Japanese Climbing. Distinct climbing sort. The 
vines are vigorous and throw out strong, grasping 
tendrils. Fruits 8 inches long, even and crisp. 
Per pkt., 10c.; 0z., 20c.; %4-lb., 65c.; 1b., $2.00. 

A. & C. Cucumber 
A. & C. An attractive and outstanding cucum- 
ber of excellent quality and ideal size (8 to 10 
inches), most remarkable for holding its fine dark 
- green color. It is a vigorous, high yielding variety 
and has become very popular with our market 
At Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; 14-Ib., 65c.; Ib., 
Early Fortune. This belongs to the white spine 
type, and is one of the finest for general use. It is 
early and productive; remarkably uniform fruits 
about 9 inches long by 2% inches in diameter, 
holding their fine dark green color long after 
picking; flesh firm and crisp, few seeds. Our mar- 
ket gardeners shipping to New York and Brooklyn 
markets have found it to be a profitable sort. Per 
pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; %4-lb., 65c.; Ib., $2.00. 
Davis Perfect. A fine, extra long, solid, smooth 
and slender dark green type of White Spine, 
equally good for field or forcing culture. The 
fault with the original strain, which was inclined 
to be necky, has been entirely overcome by sever- 
al years’ selection. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; %4-lb., 
65c.; lb., $2.00. 
Longfellow Cucumber. An excellent, long, slen- 
der, dark green variety of the White Spine type, 
suitable for either greenhouse or outdoor culture. 
An ideal variety for the private garden or as a 
“straight pack” for shipment to high-grade mar- 
kets. Cucumbers 12 to 14 inches long by 2% inch- 
es in diameter. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c.; %4-lb., 
Zor.; 1b:, $2.25. 
Improved Long Green. A dark green, productive 
late table sort, 12 to 15 inches long, more or less 
warted; flesh white and firm; used extensively for 
large pickles. Per pkt., 10c.; 0z., 20c.; %4-Ib., 65c.; 
Ib., $2.00. 
Dandelion 
Lowenzahn—Amaigon—Cicorea 
The Dandelion affords one of the earliest as 
well as one of the best and most healthful spring 
greens. It is also sometimes blanched and used 
as a salad. The seeds may be sown from May to 
August, in drills ten inches apart; thin out the 
young plants to about three inches apart; culti- 
vate during the season, and the following spring 
the plants will be fit for the table. 

Improved Thick-Leaved Dandelion 
Improved Thick-Leaved, or Cabbaging. Distinct 
variety forming a regular upright tuft at the cen- 
ter; blanches easily. Superior to the common. 
Per pkt., 10c.; 0z., 65c.; %4-lb., $2.00; Ib., $6.75. 
French Common. Very early, vigorous growth. 
Per pkt., 10c.; 0z., 40c.; %4-lb., $1.20; Ib., $4.00. 
